English
marivaudage
Marivaudage comes from French marivauder.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentmarivauder
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentmarivaudage
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentmarivauder
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentmarivaudage
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from French marivauder
Today it means
noun A writing style characterized by an affectation of refinement, originating from the writing of the French novelist Pierre de Marivaux.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French marivauder / marivaudage